Bishop of Exeter
Bishop of Exeter | |
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| Bishopric | |
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Arms of the Bishop of Exeter: Gules, a sword erect in pale argent hilted or surmounted by two keys addorsed in saltire of the last | |
| Incumbent: Mike Harrison | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Residence | The Bishop's Palace, Exeter |
| Information | |
| First holder | Werstan Leofric (first Bishop of Exeter) |
| Established | 905 (founded at Tawton) 912 (translated to Crediton) 1050 (translated to Exeter) |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Cathedral | Exeter Cathedral (1112–present) |
The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The current bishop is Mike Harrison, since 2024.
From the first bishop until the sixteenth century the Bishops of Exeter were in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. However, during the Reformation the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church, at first temporarily and later more permanently. Since the Reformation, the Bishop and Diocese of Exeter has been part of the reformed and catholic Church of England. The bishop's residence is The Bishop's Palace, Exeter.